Evaluation of Socio-economic Status and Breeding Practices for Goat Farmers in Madiga Village of Capricorn District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Breeding practices for goat farmers
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https://doi.org/10.46325/gabj.v6i3.212Keywords:
Chi-square test, Coat color, Conformation, Growth rateAbstract
The study was conducted to investigate the socio-economic status and breeding practices used by goat farmers in Madiga village, Limpopo Province, South Africa. A total of 26 goat farmers out of 54 were randomly selected and given well-structured questionnaires. The Chi-square test was used for data analysis. The results showed that age was highly significantly affected (P < 0.01) by gender, with a high number of males less than 30 years and 30-50. The results also showed that the purpose of keeping the goats was significantly affected (P < 0.05) by gender. The results indicated that there is no significant (P > 0.05) variation between selection criteria (growth rate, coat color, conformation, and others) amongst the male and female farmers and the selection criteria values: 2 (15.4%), 5 (38.5%), 4 (30.8%), 2 (15.4%) and 3 (23.1%), 5 (38.5%), 1 (7.7%), 4 (30.8%), respectively. The present study suggests the importance of growth rate, skin color, conformation, and others in the selection of goat breeding in Madiga village. However, the selection of traits for breeding was not different amongst the male and female farmers. Developing a community-based breeding program will benefit both male and female farmers.
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